Women & Investing Survey Finds: Widows = Model Investors

Single, Married and Divorcees Can Benefit From Their Financial Approach
 
Retirement On the Mind Yet Half of Women Respondents Do Not Participate in a Retirement Plan
 
 
NEW YORK, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ — A newly released national survey finds that whether women are single, married and co-habitants, divorced or widowed can have key differences in their [...]

Stereotypes of Wealthy Women Challenged In New Study From Asset Management Advisors

PALM BEACH, Fla./PRNewswire/ — Wealthy women today are not only wealthy, but well educated and working too. They give education and work a high priority, manage their own money and careers, are philanthropic, and want to give their children equal shares in their wealth, a recent study sponsored by Asset Management Advisors (AMA) concluded.
AMA’s CEO, [...]

What’s happening in Alameda County? Is it a Buyer’s market or a Seller’s market?

We are in a Buyer’s Market.  Do you want proof?  Take a look at the chart below:
   
A Buyer’s market is when you have more than a 6-month supply of homes. If you focus on the overall trend of the chart above you can determine the number of months’ supply by looking at the data spread [...]

Statistics about women vs men

As I was perusing the web today I came across an intersting article about how single women are buying homes in record numbers. It goes on to say that if you’re a single woman who wants to buy a house, the good news is the market is wide open for you. The stats from the Joint Center [...]

What are women looking for?

What do women want when they buy a home?
Since my niche has always been helping women build wealth through real estate I want to make sure that I keep on top of my stats about our buying habits and last week I polled my client base and email network about buying a home.  I thought the [...]

Key Facts About Women-Owned Businesses

As I was perusing the internet looking for facts about women I came across The Center for Women’s Business Research. Their mission is to provide data to advance the economic, social and political impact of women business owners and their enterprises worldwide. The is a site definitely worth checking out as it gives you the most [...]

The Growing Financial Power of Women

WWomen control 60% of America’s wealth. (Source: Oppenheimer Funds Women and Investting 2005 report and the National Foundation of Women Business Owners.)
Women-owned businesses, defined as businesses whose ownership is at least 50% female, comprise 40% of all companies in the U.S. These businesses employ 35% more people in the U.S. than Fortune 500 companies do [...]

SINGLE WOMEN ARE BUYING

The percentage of home buyers who are single women has more than doubled since 1981, while the percentages of home buyers who are single men have fallen.

Facts About Women

(Information below provided by the U.S. Census Bureau)
147.8 million

The number of females in the United States as of July 1, 2003. That exceeds the number of males (143.0 million). Males outnumber females in every five-year-age group through the 35 to 39 age group. Starting with the 40 to 44 age group, women outnumber men. At [...]